Globe and Mail | Officials Breathe Sigh of Relief as Tsunami Passes New York Times TOKYO â€" The threat of lethal destruction from tsunami waves receded on Sunday after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted its alarms for the entire Pacific Basin. Evacuations of many coastal areas were canceled after sm » |
Globe and Mail | Chile earthquake kills 78 and triggers tsunami Times Online A massive earthquake has hit the coast of Chile, killing dozens of people, flattening buildings and triggering a tsunami. The 8.8-magnitude quake, the country's largest in 25 years, shook the capital Santiago for a minute and half at 3:34am (6:34am ... Chile devastated by major earthquake Chile well prepared Chilean earthquake triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific |
Boston Globe | NewsPoliticsGov. David Paterson pulls plug on election bid, but will not ... New York Daily News Embattled Gov. Paterson has pulled the plug on his bid to seek reelection, a source close to the governor said Friday. Do you think Gov. Paterson should resign now? Yes, this latest episode involving a top aide is the final straw. ... Paterson Gets Some Sobering Advice on His Political Future NY Gov. Paterson says he won't step aside NY governor vows to continue campaign |
Washington Post | Obama hosts summit to rescue health bill Washington Post WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama launches a last-ditch bid to salvage his st » |
FOXNews (blog) | Health Bill Struggles in House W » |
CNN International | Cantor: White House Health Care Bill Is a 'Non-Starter' ABC News House Minority Whip Eric Cantor today expressed little hope for bipartisan agreement on a health care bill when Republicans and Democrats meet Thursday in a joint summit c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Alexander M. Haig Jr., at 85; was Reagan's secretary of state Boston Globe Alexander Haig Jr. also served as White House chief of staff during the Nixon administration. He was a four-star general. (Mark Wilson/Globe Staff/File 1988) By Mark Feeney Alexander M. Haig Jr., who as secretary of state declared “I'm in control ... Alexander Haig Dies at Age 85 |
Telegraph.co.uk | Niger's capital calm one day after coup Reuters Niger's President Mamadou Tandja attends the plenary session of the Africa-South America Summit in Margarita Island, September 27, 2009. NIAMEY (Reuters) - Markets, banks and schools in Niger's capital opened as usual on Friday, a day after troops ... African Union decries military coup in Niger Niger Military Junta Names New Leader Senegal to send FM to Niger following coup: official |
Telegraph.co.uk | Prosor tight-lipped on 'forged passports' in Dubai hit Ha'aretz In talks with UK officials, ambassador 'unable to shed new light' on Hamas man's murder. Israel's ambassador to Britain, Ron Prosor, met with British officials Thursday after London asked him to clarify what it c » |
USA Today | Biden: US got 'money's worth' from stimulus act The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" Vice President Joe Biden asserted in an interview Wednesday that taxpayers have "gotten their money's worth" out of the $787 billion stimulus program that Congress passed during the depths of the recession. In an interview broadcast on ... A year later, administration touting stimulus' success White House touts job creation on stimulus anniversary Obama administration defends stimulus plan on one-year anniversary |
Daily Mail | Afghan Taliban's Top Military Commander Captured in Karachi Bloomberg Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The Afghan Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, has been captured near Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi in what may be the most significant blow to the eight-year ... Taliban commander held in Pakistan: US officials Profile: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Taliban's top military commander captured |
Telegraph.co.uk | Clinton expected to seek Saudi Arabia's help in confronting Iran Washington Post RIYADH, SAUDIA ARABIA - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton begins a difficult diplomatic assignment Monday in Saudi Arabia, a key US » |
Haiti News | Obama says new budget rules will rein in spending The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€" President Barack Obama said Saturday new budget rules that say spending increases must be matched by spending cuts will force Congress to "pay for what it spends, just like everybody else." Obama signed a bill Friday reinstating budget ... Obama touts 'Paygo,' spending cuts Obama Praises “Pay-Go†Passage Within Debt Limit Increase Bill Obama says new budget rules will rein in spending |
BBC News | Friends: Bill Clinton keeps 'frenetic pace' CNN "While he eats a lot better than he used to," he still indulges, one friend tells CNN. (CNN) -- Though Bill Clinton has received lots of attention for getting healthy since his 2004 heart surgery -- losing weight, exercising more, improving his diet ... No cure for heart disease, Clinton's case shows Doctor: Clinton Most Likely Recognized Chest Pain as Serious Bill Clinton Admitted to Hospital with Chest Pain |
Reuters | Iran Declares New Achievement on Enrichment New York Times PARIS â€" Ignoring United States threats of more stringent sanctions, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was quoted on Thursday as saying Iran had produced a first batch of uranium enriched to a level of 20 percent and that ... Clashes reported as Iran marks Revolution Day 'Tense' Iran marks anniversary, confirms nuclear breakthrough Iran opposition leaders 'attacked' on revolution day |
Reuters | In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama Washington Post Republicans have significantly narrowed the gap with Democrats on who is trusted to deal with the country's problems and have sharply reduced several of President Obama's main political advantages, according to a new ... For GOP and Obama, partisan actions follow bipartisan talk |
The Guardian | Iran begins enriching higher grade uranium, says state TV The Guardian Iran began enrichment of higher grade uranium today, state TV said, ignoring the threat of further UN sanctions by the US and its » |
ABC News | Iran Plans Major Nuclear Fuel Expansion New York Times By REUTERS TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran says it will start producing higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday and plans a major expansion of its uranium enrichment program by building 10 new plants in the next year, further stoking tensions with the West. ... Iran to enrich uranium to 20% as nuclear fears grow Netanyahu makes every anti-Iran effort in Russia Iran to step up uranium enrichment |
New York Times (blog) | Sarah Palin lashes Obama at first Tea Party convention BBC News Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has spoken at the first US Tea Party convention, urging a return to conservate principles. Speaking in Nashville, Mrs Palin c » |
Los Angeles Times | Tea party groups aim to form PAC Boston Globe NASHVILLE - Organizers of the National Tea Party Convention said yesterday that participants would form a political action committee aimed at electing up to 20 candidates this f » |
